. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 100° Meridian oF Greenvvich ^ Malays, Indonesians. .Australians. British. Papuans. Micronesians. Polj'nesians. .N .E. .B. .M .H Negritoes. Burn. Baura. Maori. Havaiki. ___--_.^—^^^ 1,800 Miles. the interminglings that have taken place throughout the eastern archipelagoes, the more so that the normal winds and currents set in the direction from east to west. Recent historical facts show that migrations from the mainland to the islands and from one archipelago to another may often take place under certain favourable conditions. Thus in 1832 a Japanese junk wi
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 100° Meridian oF Greenvvich ^ Malays, Indonesians. .Australians. British. Papuans. Micronesians. Polj'nesians. .N .E. .B. .M .H Negritoes. Burn. Baura. Maori. Havaiki. ___--_.^—^^^ 1,800 Miles. the interminglings that have taken place throughout the eastern archipelagoes, the more so that the normal winds and currents set in the direction from east to west. Recent historical facts show that migrations from the mainland to the islands and from one archipelago to another may often take place under certain favourable conditions. Thus in 1832 a Japanese junk with nine fishermen drifted for ten months with the winds and currents, finally landing at Oahu in Hawaii. About the same time another Japanese bark was stranded on the American coast, and similar unwilling voyages have frequently been made between the Philippine, Caroline, and Marshall groups. The Tahitians and seafarers returning from the Low Archipelago also speak of numerous migrations made even in the contrary direction to the normal winds. Similar cases are attested by the unanimous tradi-
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